Macula and Retina Institute
Ophthalmology
Kent Small works in the field of Ophthalmology. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. She received 22 awards: "Diplomat", "Top Doctors in Southern California", "Life member of Kingstons National Registry of Whos Who", "Outstanding Scientist of the 21st Century", "Member", "Associate", "Honor Award", "American Men and Women of Science", "Best Doctors in Los Angeles", "Best Doctors in America", "Best Doctors in America, Pacific Region", "Attending", "Jacob Javits Fellow", "Chief Resident", "Fellowship", "Alpha Omega Alpha", "American Cancer Association Research Externship", "Dean's List L.S.U", "Phi Eta Sigma", "Phi Kappa Phi", "Alpha Epsilon Delta" and "Fellow (FAAO)". Kent Small is a published physician. She published 89 publications, including: 'North Carolina macular dystrophy (MCDR1) in Texas.' Dr. Kent W. Small is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Terminology of MCDR1: What's in a Name?
- North Carolina Macular Dystrophy Is Caused by Dysregulation of the Retinal Transcription Factor PRDM13.
- Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups confer differences in risk for age-related macular degeneration: a case control study.
- Thirty-Year Follow-up of an African American Family with Macular Dystrophy of the Retina, Locus 1 (North Carolina Macular Dystrophy).
- New mutation, P575L, in the GUCY2D gene in a family with autosomal dominant progressive cone degeneration.
- Crystalline retinopathies.
- No pathogenic mutations identified in the TGFBI gene in polymorphic corneal amyloid deposition.
- Candidate gene screening for posterior polymorphous dystrophy.
- Lattice dystrophy-like localized amyloidosis of the cornea secondary to trichiasis.
- Lattice corneal dystrophy associated with the Ala546Asp and Pro551Gln missense changes in the TGFBI gene.
- Macular hemorrhage after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with femtosecond laser flap creation.
- Update on the genetics of macular dystrophies.
- Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type VI with optic atrophy.
- Identification of GUCY2D gene mutations in CORD5 families and evidence of incomplete penetrance.
- Silicone oil migration through an Ahmed valve.
- Alu DNA polymorphism in ACE gene is protective for age-related macular degeneration.
- Clinicopathologic findings in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy.
- Optic disk appearance in advanced age-related macular degeneration.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy: clinicopathologic correlation.
- A North Carolina macular dystrophy phenotype in a Belizean family maps to the MCDR1 locus.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy (MCDR1) in Texas.
- Mapping of Reis-Bücklers' corneal dystrophy to chromosome 5q.
- Clinical study of a large family with autosomal dominant progressive cone degeneration.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy (MCDR1) locus: a fine resolution genetic map and haplotype analysis.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy phenotype in France maps to the MCDR1 locus.
- Keratoconus--no association with the transforming growth factor beta-induced gene in a cohort of American patients.
- Novel mutations in the carbohydrate sulfotransferase gene (CHST6) in American patients with macular corneal dystrophy.
- The usefulness of buccal swabs for mutation screening in patients with suspected corneal dystrophies.
- Mapping of autosomal dominant cone degeneration to chromosome 17p.
- SOD1 haplotypes in familial keratoconus.
- SOD1: a candidate gene for keratoconus.
- Ocular motility in North Carolina autosomal dominant ataxia.
- Developmental or degenerative--NR2E3 gene mutations in two patients with enhanced S cone syndrome.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy: clinical features, genealogy, and genetic linkage analysis.
- Comparative analysis of the FOXL2 gene and characterization of mutations in BPES patients.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy is assigned to chromosome 6.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy, revisited.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy: exclusion map using RFLPs and microsatellites.
- Spectrum of FOXL2 gene mutations in blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus (BPES) families demonstrates a genotype--phenotype correlation.
- Silicone oil tamponade to seal macular holes.
- A pooled case-control study of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene in age-related maculopathy.
- Periodic vestibulocerebellar ataxia, an autosomal dominant ataxia with defective smooth pursuit, is genetically distinct from other autosomal dominant ataxias.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy and central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy. One family, one disease.
- Novel mutations in XLRS1 causing retinoschisis, including first evidence of putative leader sequence change.
- Genomic organization and cloning of the human homologue of murine Sipa-1.
- The variable expressivity of a family with central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy.
- Optic atrophy in primary oxalosis.
- North Carolina macular dystrophy (MCDR1). A review and refined mapping to 6q14-q16.2.
- North Carolina''s dominant progressive foveal dystrophy: how progressive is it?
- Genetic linkage mapping of chromosome 17 markers and neurofibromatosis type I.
- The retina: genetic studies of several retinopathies located on the short arm of chromosome 17.
- Bestrophin gene mutations in patients with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy.
- Blepharophimosis syndrome is linked to chromosome 3q.
- An atypical presentation of lattice corneal dystrophy in a patient with juvenile glaucoma.
- A clinicopathological study of ocular involvement in primary hyperoxaluria type I.
- Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy. Discordant expression in monozygotic twins.
- Genomic organization of human DLG4, the gene encoding postsynaptic density 95.
- Molecular genetic techniques and applications in ophthalmology.
- Ocular findings in primary hyperoxaluria.
- Once again high tech meets low tech on chromosome 6.
- Identification of BPESC1, a novel gene disrupted by a balanced chromosomal translocation, t(3;4)(q23;p15.2), in a patient with BPES.
- Surgical management of retinal traction caused by toxocariasis.
- Scleral buckling surgery for stage 4B retinopathy of prematurity.
- Exclusion of atypical vitelliform macular dystrophy from 8q24.3 and from other known macular degenerative loci.
- Isolation and characterization of the complete mouse emerin gene.
- Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil".
- Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRCA) with optic disc drusen.
- Identification of new mutations in the Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy gene and evidence for genetic heterogeneity of the disease.
- Confirmation of linkage in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
- Genetic linkage studies of chromosome 17 RFLPs in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF1).
- Hyperthermic isolation limb perfusion (HILP) in the management of extremity melanoma and sarcoma with particular reference to the dosage, pharmacokinetics, and toxicit...
- Genetic mapping of dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms and von Hippel-Lindau disease on chromosome 3p25-26.
- Linkage of Rieger syndrome to the region of the epidermal growth factor gene on chromosome 4.
- Emerin deletions occurring on both Xq28 inversion backgrounds.
- Enzyme deficiency for type 1 primary hyperoxaluria.
- Recurrent blepharoptosis secondary to a pituitary tumor.
- Chromosome 9 abnormality in choroidal melanoma.
- Cloning and characterization of a novel bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor gene, RIEG, involved in Rieger syndrome.
- Presumed choroidal metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma.
- Glaucoma after surgery on the retina and vitreous.
- Resolution of spontaneous bleeding events but failure of pregnancy in fibrinogen-deficient mice.
- Genetic and physical map of 11 short tandem repeat polymorphisms on human chromosome 6.
- Hoxa 11 structure, extensive antisense transcription, and function in male and female fertility.
- Emerin deletion reveals a common X-chromosome inversion mediated by inverted repeats.
- Purified recombinant Fmrp exhibits selective RNA binding as an intrinsic property of the fragile X mental retardation protein.
- Alström syndrome: a case misdiagnosed as Bardet-Biedl syndrome.
- Experimental retinal pneumoembolism.
- Gsh-1, an orphan Hox gene, is required for normal pituitary development.
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Awards
- Diplomat
- Top Doctors in Southern California
- Life member of Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who
- Outstanding Scientist of the 21st Century
- Member
- Associate
- Honor Award
- American Men and Women of Science
- Best Doctors in Los Angeles
- Best Doctors in America
- Best Doctors in America, Pacific Region
- Attending
- Jacob Javits Fellow
- Chief Resident
- Fellowship
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American Cancer Association Research Externship
- Dean's List L.S.U
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Alpha Epsilon Delta
- Fellow (FAAO)
Education
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Duke University Hospital
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Tulane University
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Tulane University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER |
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1861470783 |
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SMALL |
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KENT |
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912031971 |
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CA |
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Ophthalmology |
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1671.0 |
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